by Lynn Murray | May 24, 2018 | Media, Uncategorized
Pregnant individuals in Wales who participate in antenatal screening are offered a triple test. Since 30th April 2018, if those test results indicate a higher chance that their baby has a genetic condition, including Down’s syndrome, they will be offered an optional...
by Lynn Murray | Apr 20, 2018 | Media
The Welsh Government has announced that they are rolling out a new Non-Invasive Prenatal Test (NIPT), a screening test for Down’s syndrome, from May 2018. Unfortunately, the Government is going ahead with the roll-out without much of the due diligence that that...
by Lynn Murray | Jan 30, 2018 | Press releases
Down’s syndrome advocacy group Don’t Screen Us Out have given a mixed review of the latest draft of an abortion Bill on the Isle of Man, praising its latest inclusion of information for parents who receive a pregnancy diagnosis of foetal impairment, but equally...
by Lynn Murray | Aug 23, 2017 | Press releases
Down’s syndrome advocacy group Don’t Screen Us Out are concerned that a proposed abortion Bill on the Isle of Man would worsen eugenic screening against children with Down’s syndrome and other foetal impairments. Whilst the current IoM abortion law already allows for...
by Lynn Murray | Jun 13, 2017 | Press releases
People with Down’s syndrome, their families and advocacy groups are concerned that the 2016 abortion statistics released today show an increase in the number of abortions for Down’s syndrome. The statistics show an increase from 689 abortions for Down’s Syndrome in...